i recently read about oda's interview where he was asked to give his opinion regarding the trend that 'shonen titles are increasingly becoming oriented towards shojo tendencies' he reply that shonen titles should not turn into shojo"
Q：When your manga is animated, I'm sure you have to communicate with the studio staff, so what is your first impression of them? oda: I greeted all the staff at the beginning. At that time I felt that I met a group of good staff, because everybody understand shonen manga there. they don't care about "moe", i think this is superb. in my opinion i only wish to immerse myself in the shonen manga world.
Since I'm publishing a work on a shonen manga, so i have to satisfy the male demographic audience. this is my job. but after i became a professional, every time when i receive fan letters, i realize most of them are from girls. maybe guys are too lazy to write (laugh)
When I come to the realization that a lot of girls would express their opinion, and I look around the manga world, i would feel "this person, did he just blindly follow the girls' opinions?" I have seen these kind of cases happen a lot. And so, because some mangaka treat the fan letters as customer demands, they followed their fans wishes to write the manga. But in the end, the work would also become a shojo (laugh) Well when you draw according to their demands there's no doubt that it would be a shojo oriented work. I feel that is a grave mistake
Q：So the original audience, the male readers do not put forward their views Oda: Yes, that's why, I can only take my past memories as a teenager, and use that as a standard to draw my manga. of course that is not to say there are no male teens who never sent their opinions. when i look at the new year cards my parents sent to me, i would notice a few fan letters from male readers(laugh)
So from that, I'm able to have at look at how the real male teens would think. Like "I like this battle" "I like this particular moveset" etc. I'll read it and sigh "ah, this kind of feedback makes me feel happy" Therefore I have to prioritize the valuable opinions of these male readers. Of course, fan letters from girls make me happy too. Their happy chit chat is not bad too. But if I am swayed by their opinions then I might lose my position in the shonen magazine, and would lose my value as a mangaka. About that, i am serious about it when i first serialized the manga.
oda is such a wonderful writer with integrity .. look at the wonderful passive aaggressive tone he uses towards this disastrous trend. i actually thought he's talking about kishimoney and studio hinarot, but this interview is in may 2013.
Edited by Hanabi, 05 January 2015 - 04:55 AM.
I can't even say good bye to you for the last time
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Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:00 AM
i recently read about oda's interview where he was asked to give his opinion regarding the trend that 'shonen titles are increasingly becoming oriented towards shojo tendencies' he reply that shonen titles should not turn into shojo"
Q：When your manga is animated, I'm sure you have to communicate with the studio staff, so what is your first impression of them? oda: I greeted all the staff at the beginning. At that time I felt that I met a group of good staff, because everybody understand shonen manga there. they don't care about "moe", i think this is superb. in my opinion i only wish to immerse myself in the shonen manga world. Since I'm publishing a work on a shonen manga, so i have to satisfy the male demographic audience. this is my job. but after i became a professional, every time when i receive fan letters, i realize most of them are from girls. maybe guys are too lazy to write (laugh)
When I come to the realization that a lot of girls would express their opinion, and I look around the manga world, i would feel "this person, did he just blindly follow the girls' opinions?" I have seen these kind of cases happen a lot. And so, because some mangaka treat the fan letters as customer demands, they followed their fans wishes to write the manga. But in the end, the work would also become a shojo (laugh) Well when you draw according to their demands there's no doubt that it would be a shojo oriented work. I feel that is a grave mistake
Q：So the original audience, the male readers do not put forward their views Oda: Yes, that's why, I can only take my past memories as a teenager, and use that as a standard to draw my manga. of course that is not to say there are no male teens who never sent their opinions. when i look at the new year cards my parents sent to me, i would notice a few fan letters from male readers(laugh)
So from that, I'm able to have at look at how the real male teens would think. Like "I like this battle" "I like this particular moveset" etc. I'll read it and sigh "ah, this kind of feedback makes me feel happy" Therefore I have to prioritize the valuable opinions of these male readers. Of course, fan letters from girls make me happy too. Their happy chit chat is not bad too. But if I am swayed by their opinions then I might lose my position in the shonen magazine, and would lose my value as a mangaka. About that, i am serious about it when i first serialized the manga.
oda is such a wonderful writer with integrity .. look at the wonderful passive aaggressive tone he uses towards this disastrous trend. i actually thought he's talking about kishimoney and studio hinarot, but this interview is in may 2013.
Interests:Music:Trance&Progressive: Armin Van Buren ASOT,Aly&Fila FSOE,Andrew Rayel,Giuseppe Ottaviani
Movies: The Last Samurai,Lord of the Rings,The Hobbit,Marvel.
Movie Series: Game of Thrones,Spartacus,The Mentalist,NCIS,The Big Bang Theory,How I Met Your Mother.
Manga: Naruto,Gintama.
Parings: NaruSaku,MinaKushi,GinTae,ZuraKyubei
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:00 AM
I just remembered something , that with this ending its no wonder that in 675 it was only given to us how Sakura changed in regards to Sasuke (which is not loving him romantically as stated by the RAW ) but not Naruto that was totally left out and it was so important NS bond was important it started with Sakura hatting Naruto to Sakura understanding him appreciate him even as a friend , caring about him more then she cares about herself caring about his feelings and finally loving him . It developed gradually into one of the most beautiful bond in the series just so in the end to be totally brushed of and kittented on like it never even existed .
WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP UGH! SO MUCH FAIL .
" I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come."
Interests:Peace
Curl up, take a nap, and never wake up
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:02 AM
Alright, I think I'm ready to start reading mangas again
I have decided that this ending and kishimoto won't ruin everything for me.
So what are some good ongoing series that you guys recommend?( I was reading OP,HxH, and JoJo beforehand, so you can exclude those three)
Edited by TheMagicConch, 05 January 2015 - 05:03 AM.
Interests:Games, Anime, OUAT....stuff I can't remember...and music!
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:04 AM
Alright, I think I'm ready to start reading mangas again
I have decided that this ending and kishimoto won't ruin everything for me.
So what are some good ongoing series that you guys recommend?( I was reading OP,HxH, and JoJo beforehand, so you can exclude those three)
Interests:Games, Anime, OUAT....stuff I can't remember...and music!
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:05 AM
I just remembered something , that with this ending its no wonder that in 675 it was only given to us how Sakura changed in regards to Sasuke (which is not loving him romantically as stated by the RAW ) but not Naruto that was totally left out and it was so important NS bond was important it started with Sakura hatting Naruto to Sakura understanding him appreciate him even as a friend , caring about him more then she cares about herself caring about his feelings and finally loving him . It developed gradually into one of the most beautiful bond in the series just so in the end to be totally brushed of and kittented on like it never even existed .
WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP UGH! SO MUCH FAIL .
The more we think about it, the more brain cells we lose due to this ending
Interests:Guilty Gear, Basketball, Futbol, and writing.
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:08 AM
Yes he is..
Really
Alright, I think I'm ready to start reading mangas again
I have decided that this ending and kishimoto won't ruin everything for me.
So what are some good ongoing series that you guys recommend?( I was reading OP,HxH, and JoJo beforehand, so you can exclude those three)
Tokyo Ghoul, Pandora Hearts, Hajime no Ippo
But just cuz I mention them doesn't mean you'll like them
Interests:Music:Trance&Progressive: Armin Van Buren ASOT,Aly&Fila FSOE,Andrew Rayel,Giuseppe Ottaviani
Movies: The Last Samurai,Lord of the Rings,The Hobbit,Marvel.
Movie Series: Game of Thrones,Spartacus,The Mentalist,NCIS,The Big Bang Theory,How I Met Your Mother.
Manga: Naruto,Gintama.
Parings: NaruSaku,MinaKushi,GinTae,ZuraKyubei
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:08 AM
i recently read about oda's interview where he was asked to give his opinion regarding the trend that 'shonen titles are increasingly becoming oriented towards shojo tendencies' he reply that shonen titles should not turn into shojo"
Q：When your manga is animated, I'm sure you have to communicate with the studio staff, so what is your first impression of them? oda: I greeted all the staff at the beginning. At that time I felt that I met a group of good staff, because everybody understand shonen manga there. they don't care about "moe", i think this is superb. in my opinion i only wish to immerse myself in the shonen manga world.
Since I'm publishing a work on a shonen manga, so i have to satisfy the male demographic audience. this is my job. but after i became a professional, every time when i receive fan letters, i realize most of them are from girls. maybe guys are too lazy to write (laugh)
When I come to the realization that a lot of girls would express their opinion, and I look around the manga world, i would feel "this person, did he just blindly follow the girls' opinions?" I have seen these kind of cases happen a lot. And so, because some mangaka treat the fan letters as customer demands, they followed their fans wishes to write the manga. But in the end, the work would also become a shojo (laugh) Well when you draw according to their demands there's no doubt that it would be a shojo oriented work. I feel that is a grave mistake
Q：So the original audience, the male readers do not put forward their views Oda: Yes, that's why, I can only take my past memories as a teenager, and use that as a standard to draw my manga. of course that is not to say there are no male teens who never sent their opinions. when i look at the new year cards my parents sent to me, i would notice a few fan letters from male readers(laugh)
So from that, I'm able to have at look at how the real male teens would think. Like "I like this battle" "I like this particular moveset" etc. I'll read it and sigh "ah, this kind of feedback makes me feel happy" Therefore I have to prioritize the valuable opinions of these male readers. Of course, fan letters from girls make me happy too. Their happy chit chat is not bad too. But if I am swayed by their opinions then I might lose my position in the shonen magazine, and would lose my value as a mangaka. About that, i am serious about it when i first serialized the manga.
oda is such a wonderful writer with integrity .. look at the wonderful passive aaggressive tone he uses towards this disastrous trend. i actually thought he's talking about kishimoney and studio hinarot, but this interview is in may 2013.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! He just totally described what Kikittenmoney did his "Grave Mistake " LOL Priceless .
" I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come."
Alright, I think I'm ready to start reading mangas again
I have decided that this ending and kishimoto won't ruin everything for me.
So what are some good ongoing series that you guys recommend?( I was reading OP,HxH, and JoJo beforehand, so you can exclude those three)
That's the spirit I wanna see! besides what RhyokiFan suggested: Tokyo Ghoul&its continuation Tokyo Ghoul:re; Noragami; Code Geass(although it already ended);Boku no Hero Academia
Edited by trang95, 05 January 2015 - 05:12 AM.
G . I . N . T . A . M.A
“The country? The skies? You can have them! I'm busy enough protecting what's in front of me. I don't know how many times I failed to protect what I wanted. I have nothing left, so at least if something has fallen at my feet, I'll pick it up."
Interests:Music:Trance&Progressive: Armin Van Buren ASOT,Aly&Fila FSOE,Andrew Rayel,Giuseppe Ottaviani
Movies: The Last Samurai,Lord of the Rings,The Hobbit,Marvel.
Movie Series: Game of Thrones,Spartacus,The Mentalist,NCIS,The Big Bang Theory,How I Met Your Mother.
Manga: Naruto,Gintama.
Parings: NaruSaku,MinaKushi,GinTae,ZuraKyubei
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:11 AM
The more we think about it, the more brain cells we lose due to this ending
True and I already spend all of my brain cells on this kitten , there are just to many rectons in here .
" I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come."
Interests:Games, Anime, OUAT....stuff I can't remember...and music!
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:12 AM
That's the spirit I wanna see! besides what the post above me suggested: Tokyo Ghoul&its continuation Tokyo Ghoul:re; Noragami; Code Geass(although it already ended);Boku no Hero Academia; Fate Stay Night and Haikyuu
“The country? The skies? You can have them! I'm busy enough protecting what's in front of me. I don't know how many times I failed to protect what I wanted. I have nothing left, so at least if something has fallen at my feet, I'll pick it up."
Interests:Music:Trance&Progressive: Armin Van Buren ASOT,Aly&Fila FSOE,Andrew Rayel,Giuseppe Ottaviani
Movies: The Last Samurai,Lord of the Rings,The Hobbit,Marvel.
Movie Series: Game of Thrones,Spartacus,The Mentalist,NCIS,The Big Bang Theory,How I Met Your Mother.
Manga: Naruto,Gintama.
Parings: NaruSaku,MinaKushi,GinTae,ZuraKyubei
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:16 AM
Read Seinen.
Other than Slam Dunk, DB, and Death Note, I haven't read a shounen that interests me. The quality of JUMP mangas are keep on declining.
As far as I understand Shounen JUMP is in deep kitten with finding quality manga's to replace the top tiers right ? If so no wonder Naruto turned like this and Kishimoto/SP and SJ are trying to milk this as much as they can , either way not a god sign for the future of any Shounen Mangakas and SJ Naruto is the biggest indicator of this wonder what happens when OP ends to LOL .
" I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come."
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.. look at the wonderful passive aaggressive tone he uses towards this disastrous trend. i actually thought he's talking about kishimoney and studio hinarot, but this interview is in may 2013.
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